Recording; Before Recording; Disc Protection, Cprm; Formatting, For Recording - Panasonic DMR-EX95V Operating Instructions Manual

Recording

Maximum number of recordable titles
RAM -R -RW(V) -R DL
HDD
500
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Programmes in 16:9 format are recorded in
4:3 format.
16:9 format is used to record to DVD-RAM
or HDD.
Titles in PAL or NTSC format can be displayed
on the following TV sets:
TV type Disc/HDD
PAL
Multi system TV
NTSC
PAL
NTSC-TV
NTSC
PAL
PAL-TV
NTSC
Discs suitable for recording
Rewritable Writable
RAM -RW +RW -R +R -R DL
x2 x1 x2.4 x1 x2.4
x3 x2 x4 x4 x4
x5 x4 x8* x8 x8
x6 x16 x16
* Playback only
XP
SP
LP
EP (6 hours)*
EP (8 hours)*
Recording duration
* Only if Recording time in EP mode is set
to [EP ( 6 Hours )] in the Setup menu.
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Before recording

You can record to DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW(V), -R DL, +R DL, +R or +RW with
this unit. DVD-R/-RW is the most common medium.
DVD-Video format is used to record to discs. The format is compatible with most
DVD Video players and DVD-ROM drives in computers.
Disc protection
Protect your recordings from accidental deletion or overwriting.
+RW +R DL
+R Album:
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If you activated write-protection, remove it before processing.
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Conventional DVD-Vs are usually equipped with copy protection and cannot be copied.
CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media)
This unit is compatible with the CPRM copy-protection system for recorable media.
When using a CPRM-compatible disc, a programme can be recorded once.
Programmes broadcast with this copy-protection system cannot be recorded to
DVD-R or 2.8 GB DVD-RAM.
HDCP (High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) is copy protection which is
transferred via HDMI connections and partly via DVI. The units must be able to
decode this copy protection for playback.
Yes/No
Yes
Formatting
Yes
If using an unformatted disc, you must format it before the first recording. Formatting
prepares the media, such as a recordable DVD-RAM, for recording.
No
All data is irreversibly erased.
Yes
Yes
For recording
The recording is saved to free areas on the disc. If there is no more space left on the
Yes
(PAL60)
disc/HDD, you must delete recordings or use a new disc.
Continuous recording or playback of both sides of a double-sided disc is not possible.
After the end of the recording, the unit needs approx. 30 seconds to record data for
recording management.
Under certain circumstances, digital sound signals may not be recorded in their
original format.Digital programmes limited to "one-time recording" can only be
recorded to 12-cm DVD-RAM.
+R DL
x4 x2.4
You cannot record on the hard disk and on a DVD at the same time. The internal
hard disk saves up to 443 hours of your recordings when set to [EP ( 8 Hours )].
HDD
Longer recordings are divided into 8-hour segments.

Remaining recording time on the hard disk

This unit records with a data compression system (VBR - Variable bit rate). The
length of the programmed recording is adjusted variably to the video data being
recorded. This is why the display of the remaining recording time can differ from the
remaining recording length. If there is not enough storage space for a recording,
delete old titles from the hard disk.
Deleting playback lists does not enlarge the storage space.
Recording a 90-minute title to a disc with 4.7 GB of storage space.
XP
Max. 60 min.
It is not possible to record a 90-minute title in XP mode.
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The available storage space is used optimally in FR mode. The title is recorded in the
best possible quality.
Pictures: Recordings:
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99 99
SP LP
Max. 120 min. Max. 240 min.
DVD
The entire disc:
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Free storage space
EP(6 hours) EP (8 hours)
Max. 360 min. Max. 480 min.
HDD VHS
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HDD RAM
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FR
Max. 480 min.